Ararahih'urípih
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xuskáamhar / xuskamhara- bow (for shooting arrows); gun

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6952 | revised Feb 08 2016

xuskáamhar / xuskamhara- • N • bow (for shooting arrows); gun

Derivation:  xuskáamha-ar  (= xúus-kaam-ha-ar)
be.skittish-INST  (= thought-large-DENOM-INST)

Derivatives (4)
araraxúskaamhar "bow"
xavishxúskaamhar "arrowwood bow"
xuskamhaná'anamahach "pistol"
xuskamhareekxúrikar "painted bow"

Source: WB 1642, p. 399; JPH mat 15:720

Note: Cf. xúskaam 'stubborn_(person)'

  • a'ikrêen pamuxúskaamhar tóopsimkuh. A'ikreen warms up his bow. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 084]
  • kári xás xuskaamharamûuk nitátararish. And then I held it down with my gun. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 008]

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  1. kári xás xuskáamhara mûuk nitátararish.
    I held him down with my gun.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. xás uxus, " chími kanikyav, xuskáamhar."
    And he thought, "Let me make a bow."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  3. kári xás víri pamukunxúskaamhar víriva áak tá kunsímku ánam múuk.
    Then they heated their bows by the fire, with medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text